1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: I've always thought of functional as like just in my home, 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: but then I know that also your work space is 3 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: important to have like everything situated. One of the main 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: benefits of function is having a home or space that 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: supports you rather than one that creates more obstacles for you. 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: As far as colors in the home, is it better 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: to have more neutral colors brighter colors? That depends on 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: what kind of energy you want to bring into your home. 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: What up, y'all? Happy Monday and welcome to another episode 10 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: of chick Ease and Chill. I'm your host, cheek Ease, 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: and today we have an episode that's going to help 12 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: you create a better living space. If you didn't know, 13 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: I recently moved, so I've been organizing and rearranging furniture. 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: I think I've been doing a pretty good job. But 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: there's always room for improvement, which is why we're going 16 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: to be talking about functuate to day. Oh my god, 17 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: I love functuate. So let's get right into this episode 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: of Cheeks and Chill. So what exactly is functually? That's 19 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: a great question, and we have a wonderful and the 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: perfect guest to answer this question. I think there are 21 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: a lot of definitions floating around, so let's get straight 22 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: to the expert to find out what it is exactly. 23 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: Our guest today is Angie Cho. She's a New York 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: based functually expert and architect. She's a co founder of 25 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: the Mindful Design School, which is a functional a school. 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: She's also the co host of the Holistic Space podcast. 27 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: Hi Angie, it's so great to have you. How are you. 28 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: I'm good. How are you? I'm good? Thank you for 29 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: being here with us, being on my podcast. I am 30 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: very very curious. See, the thing is, I've heard about 31 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: functually and I kind of know what it is, but 32 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: thank goodness for you, because, like you are a professional 33 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: at this, So can you explain to me and to 34 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: the people that are listening, like, what is functually exactly? Sure? So, 35 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: functual is a Chinese philosophy and it's a way of 36 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: looking at your space and your environment. And the words 37 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: functuy literally translate to wind and water. So if you 38 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: think about that, wind is like your breath and water, 39 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, we need to be hydrated, and so those 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: are the two basic elements that humans need to thrive, 41 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: and it connects us to the natural world, So functual 42 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: as a way of looking at our environment specifically, like 43 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: our homes are built, environments are spaces, and seeing how 44 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: we can position ourselves to take advantage of things and 45 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: to be in the best place that we can be 46 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: in our homes and in our lives. What are the 47 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: benefits of functually? I think um one of the main 48 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: benefits of functualit is having a home or space that 49 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: supports you rather than one that creates or obstacles for you, 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: that makes things more difficult, makes you frustrated. Because I'm 51 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: sure everyone's been in a place or lived in a 52 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: home where they just felt bad all the time, or 53 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: they just like, we're stressed out by the home and 54 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: it made them unhappy. So if you can set up 55 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: your home so that it's supportive, that it creates a 56 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: place that you can rest, Like even the basic things 57 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: like if you like live in a place that's hard 58 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: to get, like your friends have a hard time finding it, 59 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: or your neighbors are really loud, all those things come 60 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: into play with your well being. So okay, yeah, because 61 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: I've always thought a functually as like just in my home, 62 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: but then I know that also your workspace is important 63 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: to have like everything situated. So so does it have 64 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: to do with like furniture are for instance, like wall 65 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: decre like with everything, or is it just more furniture. 66 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: It's everything, It's not necessarily furniture or wall decore, but 67 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: it can include that it's your environment and it doesn't 68 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: have to be just your home. It can be your workspace. 69 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: Functually was originally developed actually to locate the grave sites 70 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: of your ancestors. So looking at like the most optimal 71 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: placement for anything that we have, like so our homes 72 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: are workspace is anything that we build on the earth. 73 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: And it doesn't have to be a calm energy can 74 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: be whatever energy you need. So maybe if it's a 75 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: glam room that you need to get ready, and maybe 76 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: you don't want it to be calm and sleepy, but 77 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: in a bedroom you would want it to be calm 78 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: and sleepy. But maybe in your office you also don't 79 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: want to be sleepy. In your office you want to 80 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: be more active. So depending on the function of the room, 81 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: like functionally looks at the practical aspect of what is 82 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: happening in the space, and then you look a little 83 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: deeper at that and see how that affects you, what 84 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: it symbolizes, and how you can shift it to be 85 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: more aware or more mindful of what's happening in that space. Okay, 86 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: So basically you yourself me, I would set the intention 87 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: in that room as to what benefits I want to 88 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: get from it, right, Yeah, you can also do that too, Okay, 89 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: So explain to me, for instance, my office obviously, because 90 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: it's it's an important place, how would I even start 91 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: to just get the function a going in there? So 92 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: with your office, there's a few things that you want 93 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: to look at functual wise, and one is like, what's 94 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: the purpose of the office. So say it's your main 95 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: home office or your main office that you're you're spending 96 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: time in, and you want to be focused probably, right, 97 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: you want to be generally in general people want to 98 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: be focused, they want to get things done creative, and 99 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: you don't necessarily want to be there all day either, right, 100 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: So you want to pay attention to what you're looking 101 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: at and what you are facing while you're working, while 102 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: you're at your desk, So like, are you looking out 103 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: the window or so if you look out the window, 104 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: maybe your energy isn't with what you're working on but 105 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: your kind of daydreaming will kick out the window and 106 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: then you sit there like all day and you don't 107 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: get anything done. Or if you're looking at your kitchen 108 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: all the time, maybe you just get up and go 109 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: eat a lot because you're staring at your your refrigerator, 110 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: or if you're looking at your bed, you're kind of 111 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:23,239 Speaker 1: thinking about like sleeping, or like your work life balance 112 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: is not so good because also when you're in bed, 113 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: in your office is in your bedroom, it's so much 114 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: easier to just get up and say, Okay, I'm just 115 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: gonna write that email really quick. Or you're always thinking 116 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: about work that's right in front of you, okay, because 117 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: right now my desk, I have an L shaped desk 118 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: and my back is to the wall and the windows 119 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: behind me. That's good, okay perfect. I was gonna ask 120 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: you that because in my mind, I thought, well, maybe 121 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: I should have it where I'm looking out. But now 122 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: now that you're saying that that makes sense. It's like 123 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: I could just focus on what I'm doing. And it's 124 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: crazy because I just recently moved everything in my office 125 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: because I felt like it was off, and I'm like, okay, wait, 126 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: I need to move this. So I moved my desk 127 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: where I'm facing the door, but my back is protected. 128 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: I kind of feel like I want my back to 129 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: be protected, and I feel like I've been able to 130 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: focus more so. In every other office that I've had, 131 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: I'm always facing a window, and it's because I love 132 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: natural light. But in this one, in my home office, 133 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if I feel like I go in 134 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: there and I do my work and I and I 135 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: get out, you know what I mean, which is generally 136 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: what we want. I don't want to be there all 137 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: day and on my walls. Right now, I have the 138 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: name of my podcast in an led like sort of 139 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: like lamping, and it's you know, chickens and chill, and 140 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: then generally everything is pretty clean. I just have like 141 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: the pictures of my mom and like some of my accomplishments. 142 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: Like that's good, right, Yeah, that's really great to have 143 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: In the signage of your podcast is are you looking 144 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: at that? I'm not it's behind me? Should I be 145 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: looking at it? Actually? Behind you? Is good? Because well, 146 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: first of all, having your desk position so you can 147 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: see the door is really good, and having a wall 148 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: behind you because that's supportive and um, if it's behind you, 149 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: it's good in the sense that your podcast is there 150 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: to support you. It's it's holding you up, it's supporting you, 151 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: it has your back in a sense, and so that's 152 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: really positive. And pictures of your mom is good because 153 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: maybe she's an inspirational person to you. Very Yes, so 154 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: those are all great things. What else did you say there? 155 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: You know, I have like magazines where I've been like 156 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the front cover. I have like just accomplishments, like little 157 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: awards that I've that I've Yes, that's really great to 158 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: have because all of those things really support your work. Like, 159 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: for instance, they say that like some celebrities they get 160 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: on a treadmill and they kind of run towards like 161 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: what they want, like an an oscar or something, and 162 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: so it's like you're moving towards what you want. So 163 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: you could also have something that you're facing that constantly 164 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: reminds you of your goals and aspirations. Okay, so this 165 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: is my next question. I'm so glad you said that 166 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: because I have my vision board. I did a vision 167 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: board this February and I have it in my closet 168 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: right now. Should I move it to my office? Well, so, 169 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: closets and functional represent things that are even if it's 170 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: like a big walking closet, it's something that's a little 171 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: bit hidden in private, like someone visiting you or guests 172 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't necessarily go into your closet, right, just someone that 173 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: is very close to It's really private. And so the 174 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: vision board is great, but maybe created that with some 175 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: personal things in mind. But if you do put it 176 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: out somewhere that you can see, it will kind of 177 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: step it up to making it manifest more outwardly in 178 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: the outward world. Oh okay, perfect. I did have another 179 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: question because I don't have any natural plants in my office. 180 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: I have they just gave me for my birthday, um, 181 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: a fake plant, which is really cute. So that's one 182 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: question the plants. Should they be fake or real? And 183 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,479 Speaker 1: then I also put a Buddha fountain that's flowing constantly 184 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: in the office. What do you feel or what do 185 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: you think about that? As far as functually goes, So, 186 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: plants are great. Ideally you want a living plant if 187 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: you can manage it. If someone has, say like a 188 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: vacation home or someplace that they're not in, often it 189 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: would make more sense to have a fake plant. But 190 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: if you do have a fake plant, it should be 191 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: like so realistic that you would go up to it 192 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: and touch it. So ideally, you want to have something 193 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: that's living and growing because it actually has more life 194 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: energy and it asks something of you, right, whereas a 195 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: fake plant is kind of like a dust collector. If 196 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: you can, you should go for the real thing, just 197 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: like you know, you would want like a real friend 198 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: in your life, not a fake friend, right, So you 199 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: want to have something that's very authentic. And I think 200 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: that you're absolutely right, Like that's a great way to 201 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: look at it. Do I want real friends or fake 202 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: friends exactly? Of course? And we water the plant, you know, 203 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: And I talked to my plants. I have a lot 204 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: of real it. I believe a lot in real plants 205 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: all over my house. This is the first big plant 206 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: that they gave me, and I thought, okay, it's perfect 207 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: for my office, but maybe I'll move it. But yeah, 208 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: you're right, they do as something of you they want, 209 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: you know. I talk to them. I put on music, 210 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: classical music for my plans, and I water them, and 211 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like I just feel like 212 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: they're living and they're growing, So it makes so much sense, 213 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: Like do you want a friend or people to support you, 214 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: or a partner that you're interacting with, or do you 215 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: want something that just doesn't move and just will look 216 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: pretty right? Yeah, oh my gosh, Okay see okay, So 217 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: now as far as the fountains, I have a fountain 218 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: outside my home, I have a Buddha fountain, and then 219 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: I have a little Buddha fountain inside the office, and 220 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: then one in my living room in the entrance. Okay. 221 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: So in functually, like water is one of the five elements, 222 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: and water can also represent wealth and prosperity. And you know, 223 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: just like if you try to hold water in your hands, 224 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: what happens. It starts, yeah, going through your fingers, It 225 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: starts pouring a half for an hour. Yes, So just 226 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: like with money too, if you try to hold onto it, 227 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: you only have that and it's slowly come trickles out 228 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: of your hands. But if you're giving away money, if 229 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: you're spending money, if you're investing in good things in 230 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: the world, it'll all come back to you. So water 231 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: represents this movement. And and you talked about things being stagnant, 232 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: it's not when you have stagnant water it starts to 233 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: smell bad, it's no longer healthy. So you want to 234 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: have moving water like a fountain, to represent bringing in 235 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: fresh energy, fresh cheat which is life force energy, to 236 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: bring in more abundance and bring in more prosperity, because 237 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: we as humans really need water, right, and we need 238 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: fresh water. So if you have like a fountain in 239 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: the front of your house or like the living room one, 240 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: or outside of your house, ideally you want to have 241 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: the flow going towards your home. It's not the money. 242 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: Isn't flow going away, so Buddha might maybe it goes 243 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: up and out. Yeah, it goes out of the head 244 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: and then down. Yeah, So that's kind of neutral. But 245 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: if you wanted to get one that was directional, then 246 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: you would want to have it directed towards the house 247 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: because the ideas you want the water to float towards 248 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: you and not away from you. Now, as far as 249 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: colors in the home, I I love I believe a 250 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: lot of also in colors, even the colors that we wear. 251 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 1: But in the home, is it better to have more 252 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: neutral colors brighter colors? Well, that also depends on what 253 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: kind of energy you you want to bring into your home. 254 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: So I always ask people to like, what is like, 255 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: what's your favorite color? My favorite color? Oh, it changes 256 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: right now, I have to say it's purple. So you 257 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: can have like you can bring in color and small 258 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: ways like with accents and have purple around you. But 259 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: there's also different tone to purple. Right, Purples a color 260 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: that invites in abundance and prosperity, but also like self 261 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: worth and confidence, and it's very like elegant, and so 262 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: having that in your like splashes of that in your 263 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: bedroom could really support all those qualities in your in 264 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: your office. To Actually, purple works in a lot of 265 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: ways because purple is red and blue, so it's kind 266 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: of a mix of red, which is fire energy, and blue, 267 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: which is wood energy. The fire is kind of obvious, 268 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: it's like passion, inspiration and being seen in visibility and 269 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: being recognized and recognition, where the wood energy is growth 270 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: and transformation and movement and new beginnings and things starting, 271 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: just like the energy of spring or when um like 272 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: a seed is opening up and becoming a tree. So 273 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: having those things together is a really great color. So 274 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: maybe you know there might be reasons why you're your color. 275 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: Your favorite color changes depending on what you need, but 276 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: like in general, like for your bedroom, sometimes you want 277 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: to avoid like very active colors, like a lot of 278 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: red is maybe too stimulating and distracting. And sometimes like 279 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: people have like black bedrooms because that's getting kind of 280 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: popular now, but that can be difficult if you're depressed, 281 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: because it makes you more depressed. Okay, So black black, 282 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: I mean I wear a lot of black. Is that 283 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: necessarily necessarily bad? But what do you feel about the 284 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: color black? I mean I wear a lot of black too. 285 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: I like black, but but it's different when it's on 286 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: your walls, like when it's on your environment, because usually 287 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: when you wear it, you're not you can't even you 288 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: don't look like see yourself. So black is related to 289 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: wisdom and water energy, but it can also lead to 290 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: depression if if you're already prone to it. So I've 291 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: noticed some people, like a couple of my students right now, 292 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: have black in their bedroom and they both have problems 293 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: with depression. So I had to say, like, babe, you 294 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: need to change your wall color. But if someone doesn't 295 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: have any problems with depression, then black could be okay. Okay, 296 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: And what about neon? Those are just more active colors 297 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: that you would call them right, like just brighter, which 298 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: means yeah, so brighter, or more bold colors or more 299 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: primary colors, so like, for instance, neon colors. If you 300 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: had that in your bedroom, especially if you had insomnia, 301 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: maybe not a great thing because it's very stimulating, but 302 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: it's more appropriate like in your office, like you said, 303 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: like a lit up sign. And one time I had 304 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: a client put one right at their front door to 305 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: bring in more more energy because the front door represents 306 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: how energy comes to you. It's like your connection to 307 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: the world. So I really wanted to get her to 308 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: bring in more energy from the outside world. Okay, now 309 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: that you're you're talking about that reminds me because when 310 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: I had a salon, someone had told me that it 311 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: was good to put a mirror right in the interest. 312 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: When they walked in and they said it was good 313 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: for the functional I was like, okay, I just did it. 314 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: But what do you think about that? There's different ways 315 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: of thinking about mirrors, because there's dozens of schools of 316 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: functional and some of them say the mirror in front 317 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: of the door is not good because it pushes the 318 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: energy back out. Well, let me tell you I did 319 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: not do well they're financially So that's why I was like, 320 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: let me ask, because it was a big as mirror 321 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: that they made me by, and I listened, and I 322 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: wish I would have it was it did not do 323 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: well financially, it was not it wasn't fluent well I mean, 324 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: but actually the functionary practice, it's okay to have the 325 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: mirror across the door, but it depends on what it's reflecting. 326 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: I see, okay. And now talking about people that are, 327 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, purchasing new homes or moving into new apartments, 328 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: what do you suggest that they avoid when they're looking, 329 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: you know, or either looking or moving into a new place. 330 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: I would say the number one thing is to make 331 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: sure that you pay attention to your first experience of 332 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: the space, especially if you're an adult and you're you're 333 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: not like retired or something, but because if you're retired, 334 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 1: it's a little bit different. And I'll explain in a second, 335 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: But on your way to see the house or the home, 336 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: did you get lost or is it really hard to 337 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: find the front door, or did you like have some 338 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: kind of negative omen or like just paying attention because 339 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: that can represent how the energy comes to you. If 340 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: you live in that home. So like, if you have 341 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: problems finding the home, then opportunities and energy good energy 342 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: will have difficulty finding you too, so that trickles down. 343 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: But if you're if you're older and retired, maybe that's okay. 344 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: You want to kind of stay hidden, you don't want 345 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: people to find you. But in general, most people want 346 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: like opportunities coming to them. They want to meet new 347 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: people or maybe meet a partner. And so if the 348 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: front door is really hard to find, or the doorbell 349 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: doesn't work, or like there's no number on the door, 350 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: or the house all of those things, if you can't 351 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 1: find the house, then how is like your future partner 352 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: going to find you, or how is like that amazing 353 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: job opportunity going to find you if you can't even 354 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: find it easily. So then from true has a lot 355 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 1: to do with like the intentions you set forward, what 356 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: you're looking for in your life. I mean, like you said, 357 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: an older person, if they're looking where they don't want 358 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: to be found, then it's okay because that's what they want. Okay, perfect. 359 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: I mean I had some idea and I feel like 360 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: my inner self knows a lot of this, But now 361 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that I'm asking you all these questions. 362 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: I feel like it makes more sense all around. Well 363 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: if your intuition and your common sense really play a 364 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: great part in it, and also a lot of it 365 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: is common sense. Okay, as far as beds, I once 366 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: heard that having your bed or your feet when you're asleep, 367 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: when you're lying down on your bed facing a doorway, 368 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: is not good. So ever, since I heard that years ago, 369 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: I said, Okay, I've always placed my bed where it's 370 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: completely my feet are away from the doorway. Does it 371 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: have to do with functual at all? Yeah, So you 372 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 1: know how you talked about having your desks so your 373 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: back is up against the wall and you can see 374 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: the door. So that's called the commanding position, and you 375 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: also want to have that for your bed too, if possible. Um, 376 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: it's really important for your bed actually, So you don't 377 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,479 Speaker 1: want to be position so that, yes, your feet are 378 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: pointing straight out the door, or that the doors to 379 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: your back or behind you. You want to be able 380 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: to lay in bed and like lean up against your 381 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: headboard and see the door without being directly in line 382 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: with the door, so you're kind of diagonal that way, 383 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: you can see all of the energy coming towards you 384 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: can see all your opportunities and you're not surprised while 385 00:20:55,760 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: you're sleeping and you're in a safer position. NA, So 386 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: I'm good. My bed is good. Good, My position is great. Okay. 387 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: Now as far as your bed being high or low, 388 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: does that have anything to do? Yeah, you probably wanted 389 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: higher rather than low, because again, like when things are 390 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: too low, it causes more depression. So it depends. If 391 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,719 Speaker 1: you're totally okay with you know, you're not depressed at all. 392 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: But when if you have a tendency towards the depression 393 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: and you have a very low bed, it's like it's 394 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: so hard to get up, you know, and you can 395 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: just like roll off your bed into onto the floor. 396 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: And when you're up higher or in a normal height bed, 397 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 1: you feel more uplifted and it could help raise your 398 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: energy levels in your mood. Oh my gosh, it's I'm 399 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: going to tell my brother this because Johnny, he lives 400 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: here with me. His his name is Johnny, my little brother. 401 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: He's twenty one years old and he suffers a lot 402 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: from depression. And my boyfriend and I have been telling him, hey, 403 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: like you need a bed frame. And I told him. 404 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: I was like, I have a feeling that it would 405 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: help because it's literally his mattresses on the lore it's 406 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: very low. You definitely want to get them a bedframe 407 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: because also you want to have a lot of space 408 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: around you. You want to have the energy flow around 409 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: you while you're sleeping, Like you don't want to have 410 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: your bed your mattress right on the floor, and you 411 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: don't want to have your like a platform bed or 412 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: lots of storage under your bed. You want to be 413 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: able to have the che or the air flow around you. 414 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: I hope you guys are learning as much as I am. Okay, 415 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: And even if you don't believe in the functuate you guys, 416 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: I totally get it. Fine, but I feel like you 417 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: do have to be open to this, right, Yes, But 418 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: also it's a lot of common sense, like the like 419 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: sleeping over something, so in general, you don't want to 420 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: sleep over something super emotionally charged or super active. So 421 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: for instance, some people have letters from their X or 422 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: photos of their ex underneath their bed, right, so just 423 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: by having those objects, you're already acknowledging that they're meaningful, 424 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: that they're special, that they have energy to them, or 425 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: else you would just dispose of them, right, So you're 426 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: you're keeping these things because they have memories, you have energy. 427 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: And then if you're sleeping above them, you're spending all 428 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: this unconscious time sleeping right on top of all these 429 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: emotionally charged items. So it can it's like no wonder, 430 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 1: like you aren't getting over your ex because you're literally 431 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:31,959 Speaker 1: sleeping on the memories of them all the time. You know. 432 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes I have students where their boyfriend has like pictures 433 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: or something from their ex wife under the bed, and 434 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: you don't want that there, right, So it's common sense. 435 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: You're like, get that out towards the door, you know, 436 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,199 Speaker 1: not under where we're sleeping. Yeah, so you're right. It 437 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: is a lot of common sense and intuition. Because I 438 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: just recently went through through a divorce and for a 439 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,239 Speaker 1: little bit not too long, I had and I had 440 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: forgotten I think that's why. But I had my wedding 441 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: dress in a box in the closet and he had 442 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: already moved out, we were already separated going through the 443 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: divorce until I realized, oh my gosh, that's my wedding dress, 444 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: and right away I was like, I gotta get this 445 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: out of the house, and I made sure I cleaned 446 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: everything out, every picture, and not that I threw it away. 447 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: I just put it outside of the house in a 448 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: storage because I wasn't ready to dispose of it completely. 449 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: But I did take it out of our bedroom, and 450 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: I'm like, I don't want any of this, like so 451 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: it is kind of like you know, you kind of 452 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: just I felt like cleaning. I'm cleansing myself of past things. Yes, 453 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 1: and it doesn't have to be like you throw it away. 454 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: And I think that's great that you started first with 455 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: like putting in a storage and then when you're ready, 456 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: you're let go of it. That having it in close 457 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: proximity to you, it really keeps those cords of attachment. 458 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: Now that I'm talking to you, I remember he's no 459 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: longer in my life, but I had a friend and 460 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: he always always kept his car just a mess. And 461 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: I'm like the type of person that And if anyone's 462 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: listening and you keep your car mess, like you know, 463 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm not judging you or anything, but for me, it's 464 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: like it's so important that my bedroom that my car. 465 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,120 Speaker 1: It's just if there's trash in there, I take it out, 466 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: like I mean, functually, works and also in anywhere, right, 467 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, what I'm getting here. It's not just furniture, 468 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: it's not just your home, it's your car. And Duty 469 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,679 Speaker 1: was always like depressed and he wasn't moving forward in 470 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: his career and stuff like that. And I was like, dude, 471 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: you need to clean your car. And he's like, what 472 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 1: does that have to do with it? That has nothing 473 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: to do with it. I'm like, okay, well I just 474 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 1: left it like that. I mean, I was like, I'm 475 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: not gonna say anything more because he got mad. But 476 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 1: I'm like, you know, like you need to clean. Yeah, 477 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: because sad energy trickles into all aspects of your life. 478 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: If you can't even like pick up the trash in 479 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: your car occasionally, how is that affecting everything else in 480 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: your life? See you guys, That's why for me, it's 481 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: so important to have a clean house. Dust for me, 482 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I can't with dust. I feel like 483 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: when there's so much dust in your home, in my mind, 484 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: I feel like the energy can't flow. It's just it's 485 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: it gets stuck. Everything gets stuck. Or if you have 486 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: spider webs, I'm so big on that, like spiderwebs as 487 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: soon as I see, and I'm like, I take it off. 488 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: I dust everything because I just feel like if not 489 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: like things don't flow. Yeah, well, it's exactly what you say. 490 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: It's it's very sticky, and the more of that that accumulates, 491 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: it does get you stuck. And I mean we can 492 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: all imagine how sad it is to go into a 493 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: home where someone doesn't even care, or like a hoarder's home, 494 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: or just even a place where all the dust is 495 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: accumulated so much it's like they've given up on life 496 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: in a sense. Yeah, yeah, exactly, and it just kind 497 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: of it doesn't allow new opportunities to come, like gets 498 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: stuck in the front door, I feel. I think that's 499 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: what completely changed, because for a long time I lived 500 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: here and I did not feel like it was my home, 501 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: Like I just felt like just completely off. I moved 502 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: here and I was really busy and I didn't really 503 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: give it the attention and the love that it required. 504 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: I feel, so finally I took like three days off. 505 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: And now that you're saying that, like I felt like 506 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: there was so much clutter that was building, like things 507 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: were just being like you know, stuffed in certain places. 508 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: But when I finally got my hands on it, and 509 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: I started doing things myself and moving things and situating 510 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: things away I wanted. I feel like everything has just 511 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: been better, even closet space. You know. I used to 512 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: do color coordinating in my closet. Now I just do 513 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: it by like style, you know. But I mean as 514 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: far as like closet organization, Like, what's your opinion on that? Well, 515 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: I think you know how you're talking about energy being 516 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: really sticky, So when you even have like a lot 517 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: of clutter in your closet, it tends to accumulate war 518 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 1: or like if you take some clothes out of your closet, 519 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: suddenly like you have new clothes going in. Right, Yes, 520 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: the universe always wants to fill that empty space, so 521 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: it's good to keep that energy moving. And also I 522 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: really recommend people take a look at their closet and 523 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: see if there's something in there that like maybe they're 524 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: holding onto, like those genes from high school that you're 525 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: going to fit into one day. You're holding onto that 526 00:27:56,359 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: idea so tightly. Similarly, you're holding onto your weight as well, 527 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:06,199 Speaker 1: And so when you can release things, release your hope 528 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: to fit into those genes one day, you could also release, 529 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: wait and let things go. So it's not necessarily about 530 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: how you organize it, but it's rather looking at how 531 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: full you keep your closet. Of your closet is always full, 532 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: you won't have any space to invite anything new. But 533 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,959 Speaker 1: letting things go, taking things out, you create some space 534 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: for the universe to bring in something new. Just like 535 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: when you take things out, you're like you can find 536 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: some some beautiful things to bring back in. Yes, absolutely, 537 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 1: it's just like kind of removing that stuff that like 538 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: sometimes we hold on to it because we're like, go, 539 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: I have a memory with the shirt, I don't want 540 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,239 Speaker 1: to give it away, and it just sits there. Now 541 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, it's okay. If I already wore it, 542 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: I wore it once twice, I'm gonna go ahead and 543 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: donate it and like you know, you keep that energy flowing. 544 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: And even I feel like with money, I believe in 545 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: in in giving back and saying, okay, God his blessed me, 546 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: the universe has blessed me with this, I'm gonna go 547 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: ahead and give back in some way to different people, 548 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: paying it forward sort of thing, you know what I mean? Yes, exactly, 549 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: that's like that idea of water. If you try to 550 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: hold onto it, it's not going anywhere, and it gets stuck, 551 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: it gets a stagnant. But really, you want to have 552 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: your energy flowing. You want things coming in and out 553 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: of your closet. You want to have generosity and offer 554 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: things to people. And and like you said, pay it 555 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: back and support other people because so many people have 556 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: supported you. Yes, absolutely, that's how I feel in my 557 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: good world. My fans give me so much, and I'm like, 558 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: I have to give back. I feel like it's my 559 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: my responsibility, my duty. Like it makes me happy too. 560 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: So oh my gosh, I love this conversation. And and 561 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: you do have three easy tips that you can give 562 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: listeners to maybe like better their their place, their home. Yeah. 563 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: So the first thing is, remember I talked about the 564 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: front door that represents your face to the world. It's 565 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: like the first thing that you see when you come 566 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: home and the last thing that you see before you 567 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: leave and go out into the world. So it's really 568 00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: important to keep your front door really tidy and make 569 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: sure that the door opens well it's not you can 570 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: open it all the way, like you don't have a 571 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: bunch of like coats hanging on the back of it 572 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: so they can't open. You want to make sure the 573 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: door it's well oiled and clean, so when it's in disrepair, 574 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: that means energy can't come into your life, so you 575 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: really want to um make sure it's well kept. And 576 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: then the second functually tip I would give is the stove. 577 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: So the stove represents your wealth and how you nourish 578 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: yourself in the world. So you want to make sure 579 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: all your burners are working. So your burners represent your wealth. 580 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: So if you have a broken burner, it means like 581 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: that some of your wealth isn't able to come to 582 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: you because it's being depleted. You want to have all 583 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: your burners working well and properly, and make sure that 584 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: you use the stove every day. And one tip I 585 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: give about the stove is like, do you have a 586 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: favorite burner? I do when you're standing in front of 587 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: the stove the first two on the right side. Okay, 588 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,959 Speaker 1: the more burners you have, the more wealth, because some 589 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,719 Speaker 1: people and small apartments only have two burners, and you 590 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: want to make sure you have more and more burners 591 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: is better, so with your favorite burner. So tomorrow, the 592 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: next time you go to your stove. Instead of just 593 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: going to your favorite burner, try a different burner and 594 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: take a moment, like a mindful moment before you turn 595 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: it on, and just to intentionally pick a burner and 596 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: it could be the same one. But instead of mindlessly 597 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: going to the same thing every time, you can start 598 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: to create new neural pathways and new habits and look 599 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: at the world differently to open up new opportunities, because 600 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: if you always go to just the same thing, there's 601 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 1: so many opportunities that you can be missing out on. 602 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: I usually ignore the back ones. You know. I'm a 603 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: creature of habits, so I usually go for what like 604 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: but wow, okay, yeah, I want to open up my 605 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: horizons for sure, Yes, because like, if you go through 606 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: life always kind of going to what's easy, you might 607 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: miss something that you didn't think of before, or someone 608 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: you didn't see in your life, or some opportunity that 609 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: was always there, like that backburner that just doesn't get 610 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: any attention. I only got to give them love. The 611 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: ones in the back keep perfect, okay. And the last 612 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: thing would be I would say to you, make sure 613 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: that all your windows are clean and working well, because 614 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: your windows represent your eyes and how well you can 615 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: see the world and how the world sees you. So 616 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: if you have windows that aren't working well or that 617 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: are dirty, it can obscure your view and obscure the 618 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: way that you see things around you. So in order 619 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 1: to see things as they are. For the beauty in 620 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: the world, if you could see the beauty in the 621 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: world clearly, you have so much more joy in your life. 622 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: So to clean your windows, yes, clean your windows. You know, dustop, 623 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: all of dust, guys, all that good stuff. Oh my gosh, 624 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: I love it. I learned so much. Okay, now, Angie 625 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: before we go, because this has been so great, Thank 626 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: you so much. But you do have a podcast, right, Yeah? 627 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: I do. I do. So I have a functional podcast. 628 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: It's called the Holistic Spaces Podcast, and I have a 629 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: business partner. We teach functual and so we just chat 630 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: about functui and different things, like we have a recent 631 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: episode about like functual symbols or how to incorporate simple 632 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: tips in your home for a function. And then we 633 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: also do a monthly energy reading. I love it. Oh 634 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: my goodness, you guys listen to it. I'm definitely going 635 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: to be listening. And just another thing and your social 636 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: media handles. Share so we can find you, so we 637 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: can follow you, keep up with you. Oh yes, I'm 638 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 1: on Instagram and it's just my name at Angie chow 639 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: A and j I E c h. Oh perfect, Okay, 640 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna follow you too. Awesome. Well, thank you so much, Angie. Honestly, 641 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: this has been amazing. I am so happy. I've learned 642 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: so much. I'm going, I promise you, the next time 643 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,800 Speaker 1: I cook, I'm going to use the back burners on 644 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: my stovetop. I love it. Yes, And before we go, 645 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:16,919 Speaker 1: you guys, I want to share a quote with you. 646 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: You know, it's my motivational quote every week. The quote 647 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: is the secret of change is to focus all of 648 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: your energy not on fighting the old, but on building 649 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,280 Speaker 1: the new. And I thought that was perfect with today's conversation. 650 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,719 Speaker 1: So again, Angie, You're amazing. Thank you to everyone that 651 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: listens and is listening. Now, tell everyone about my podcast, 652 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: Chicks and Chill. You guys, I will see you here 653 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: next Monday, Los Amo Vessels. Do you need advice on love, relationships? Health? Imas? 654 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to share with you that my Cheekies 655 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: and Chill podcast will have an extra episode drop. Each week, 656 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,320 Speaker 1: I'll be answering all your questions. Just given me a 657 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: voice message. 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